🏡 House
It was a few years after moving to France when we started looking for land to build a house in France. Now, the house is a home and we are settled.
These videos follow us as we endeavoured to understand and navigate the building of a home in a foreign country. This was our space to record that process (for ourselves) and to share it with friends and family across the world.
21.0 – Differences in Expectations
The build is coming to a close and this was our most intense meeting so far. The differences between our expectations and those of the French trades comes to the fore.
20.2.1 – The Painting Begins
We have started painting. There has been plenty of work for us to do throughout the house build process, but most of it has primarily involved designing and deciding. Painting is our first big get-your-hands-dirty task.
20.2 – Painting Doors
We begin painting but not the sliding doors. A change of plans means we end up painting other internal doors and, once more, we have to wait for the sliding doors to be ready.
20.1 – Progress Week 57
Watch a short video showing the house progress between week 55 and week 57.
20.0 – Bathroom Tiles
The tiler has laid the bathroom tiles and has begun on the external staircase. We start learning what is involved with painting the house.
19.0.1 – To Paint or Not To Paint
This house visit was not just the usual site meeting, it was a whole weekend. And the story of this house visit comes in two parts: The painting saga and the IKEA expedition.
19.1 – Progress Week 55
Watch a short video showing the house progress between week 52 and week 55.
19.0 – Floor Tiles and Fatigue
The tiler has laid most of the floor tiles. We have a less than ideal visit with unexpected painting, furniture, and fatigue.
18.1 – Progress Week 52
Watch a short video showing the house progress between week 49 and week 52.
18.0 – Expensive Heating
The heating system has yet to be installed and temporary heaters are burning through electricity. During the meeting we discover tiles need to be ordered. A rushed trip to the tile shop follows.